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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEC SAMUEL B. GILLILAND, OF MONROE OI'IY,MISSOURI.

HAY-STACKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,138,6.ated October25, 1887.

Application filed May 19, 1886. Renewed August 24,-1887. Serial No.47,731. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL B. GILLTLAND, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Monroe City, in the county of Monroeand State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay-Stackers, of which--the followingis a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention pertains to improvements in hay-stackers, having for itsobject to promote simplicity; and the invention consists of thecombinations of parts,including their construction, substantially ashereinafter set-forth, and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved hay-stacker with the fork and its elevating-arms in the act ofelevating` the hay. Fig. 2 is a similar detail View of the fork-armelbows.

In the embodiment of myinvention I employ a horizontal frame, A,suitably constructed of longitudinal side pieces, a a,'and transverseend pieces, a' ct', preferably secured with their .sides placedhorizontally upon the upper surfaces of the side pieces and having theirends projecting beyond said side pieces. This frame as thus constructedis mounted upon an ordinary farm-wagon for the purpose of portability.

B is an upright stationary frame, which is bolted at the lower ends ofits upright side pieces to the/inner sides of the side pieces, a a, ofthe horizontal frame A. The upright side pieces of the frame B areconnected at their middle and near their ends by crosspieces. The uppercross-piece, b, projects at itsends beyond the upright side pieces, so`as to serve as stops for limiting the movement of the fork-carrying arms(presently described) as the fork delivers its contents or load.

The frame B is braced by struts or longitudinal pieces extendingdiagonally nearly from end to end of said frame and crossing each other.

C C are two obliquelydisposed uprights, the lower rear ends of which arefastened to the outer sides of the side pieces of the horizontal frame Anear their rear ends, while they are secured near their upper ends tothe upper ends of the upright frame B,their extreme upper endsoverhanging the cross bar b of the pass through the arm and securethereto two.

elbows. The normally vertical or upper ends of said elbows are spreadapart toward their upper ends, and are formed with eyes or apertures,which receive pivot-bolts e, supported yin brackets or pendent earse,bolted to the rear side of the projecting portions or ends of theforward cross-bar, a', of the horizontal frame A, a pair or two elbowsbeing pivoted upon the same bolt or pivot at each side of the frame.These elbows are made of heavy wroughtiron to render them weighty,whereby they will, without the use of the springs or weights usuallyrequired, have the effect to automatically lower or return the fork,with its carrying-arms, to its lowered position after delivering itsload, as said elbows are so curved as to cause the center of gravity ofthe fork and arms to be always in rear of the pivots, even when the forkand arms are located in front of the vertical plane passing through saidpivots.

F F are the fork-elevating ropes, one end of one of which is secured tothe upper end, say, of the right-hand oblique upright C, and it isthence carried down and around an ordinary pulley (notshown) connectedto the corresponding fork-carrying arm, D', near the fork,thence uparound or over a pulley, g, on the upper end of said right-hand upright,thence down around a pulley, h, supported near the righthand end of thefront cross-piece a', and thence over to and under a pulley, t,supported at the left-hand end of said piece a', after which it isconnected to the whiffletree at the end of traces of horses harness. Asecond rope, F', is likewise connected to the upper end of the other orleft-hand upright, O, and is thence passed down and around anotherpulley, g', (shown in dottedlines,) on theframe-work of thefork, andthence back again up over a second pulley, j, supported at the upper endof saidleft- IOO hand upright, and is then passed down and around thepulley i, (or it may be around u supplementary pulley the counterpart ofsaid pulley 27,) after which it is also connected to the draft-horse.

The above described. fork elevating ropes may, if desired7 be connectedwith a suitable mechanical power for elevating the fork with itscontents or load to effect the delivery of the letter upon or theformation thereof into u steek. Y

Having thus fully described my invention, what I omini, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with the frame, the fork, the fork-arms, and the lowerforward crosspiece of the horizontal frame, of the curved elbows securedto said fork-arms and pivoted on seid cross-piece, whereby the center ofgravity ofthe fork and arms is always in rear of the pivots,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof Iaifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL B. GILLILAND.

Nitnessesz JNO. C. PEiRsoL, W. W. LONGMIRE.

